Stanchion



Sept. 6.1927. ,6 1,810

" w. GUTENKUNST- STANCHION v Filed Jan/l1, 1926 ,2 Shets-Sheet INVENTOR.

TORNEYS Patented Sept. 6, 1927.

WILLIAM enrnnannsr, on MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin.-

s'rnnonron'.

Application filed Januar 1 1, 1926. Serial no. 80,540.

- This invention relates to improvements in stanchions.

' It is one of the objects of the presen't invention to provide a channel iron stanchion having a loosely mounted guide member controlling the opening and closing movement of the stanchion sides.

A further objectof the invention is to provide a stanchion having simplevand efi ec- 1o tive stop -means- "for limiting the v opening movement of the stanchion. V

A further object of the invention. is to provide a stanchion equipped with' novel, accessible, and easily operated releasable 5 latch means for retaining the stanchion in closed position. 7 q

A further object of V provide a stanchion which may be adjusted to vary its width in closed or latched posi- 0 tion. V e V A further object of the invention is to provide a stanchion which is of very sim-,- I

sand 6. The slot of sald gu de member is ple construction, is strong and durable, is

relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and

is well adapted for; the purposes described. With the above and'other objects in View the invention consists-of the nnproved stanchion and its parts and combinations as j V bythe outer. ends ofthe slots. wSecuredto the ear portion of the shoe 14-.

set forth in the claims, and allequivalents thereof. h w ln the accompanying drawing lll'WlllCll the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a front view of the improved .15 stanchion;

Fig. .2is a plan View thereof; Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1 and on a larger scale;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line H of Fig. 1 and on alarger scale; 7

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary front viewof the stanchion looking from the side' opposite tothat shown in Fig. 1 and showingthestanchion unlatched; y

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the gulde member;

Fig. 7 is abottom View ofthe stanchion," Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on 11116- 88 of Fig. 1 and ona larger scale; Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view illustrating a slight modification ofthe invention; and Fig. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of the bottom portion of the modified formof the invention.

the invention is to 'Referring now more particularly to thedrawings it will appear that the numerals 12 andvy13.indicatethe arms of the stanchion', beth being formed of channeliron turned Foutwardl'y, and both being curved inwardly at their upper and lower end'portlons.

The upperend portions of both arms I boltedth'ereto shoe members 14. and 15, each arm and each shoe being formed with a pluralityof openings to register indifferent positions vi -hereby adjustments of the shoes with respect'to the arms areattained. One of the shoe'members as 15, carries apivotal latch16 to engage a'lug 171 formed in the other of-said' shoe membe'rs,'t,o releasably hold the stanchion arms inclosed position. f-Eaclro'f said shoe members is formed'with anupstanding ear through which bolts 18 1 and 19 extend transversely. Slidably mounted on said bolts,- between the ears andfwash- -e rs 20, is .an elongated slot-ted guide member 21, having flanged edges to form a track and shaped particularly-as shown in Figs.

divided'medially by. a portion 22v to form a stop. Thus, when the stanchion isopen'ed is a link chain 28, by which means :the stanchion is suspended in a stall- The lower end portions of the arms are adjustably and hingedly'connected together so'as to permit opening and closing of the arms with respect to each other. To this nels of the lower end portions of-the arms and the ends of the shoes are forked,.as

' shown in Fig. 7, and held together by a pivot bolt 26. To adjustably secure the shoes to the arms, the lower end portion of each arm is provided witha plurality of openings 27 for. registration with any of the openings 28 ofeach shoe, the shoes and arms being held togetherby bolts 29 passed through the registering'openings. By these.

end shoes-24 and 25 are bolted tothe chanmeans, therefore, in conjunction with the adjustments between the upper ends of the arms and the upper shoes, thewidth of the.

stanchion in closed 7 positionmay be varied when required.

A chain 30 is held by the pivot bolt 26 and affords means for, securing the lower end portion of the stanchion to a stall. 'Riveted to one of the stanchion arms, as 13, is a bi-' furcated member 31 which serves as a handle in operating the stanchion and also engages a post of the stall when the arm is moved to open position.

In Figs. 9 and 10 a slightly modified form of the invention is illustrated. As shown in Fig. 9 the channel of the arms 12' is turned inwardly to receive wooden strips 32 held in place by wood screws 83. The lower end portions of the arms are also somewhat modified (see Fig. 10) and the shoes 2st are secured to the outer portions of the arms.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the improved stanchion is of very simple and. novel construction, and is well adapted for the purposes set forth.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is:

1. A stanchion, comprising a pair of vertical arms hinged together at one end and closing at the other end, an elongated guide member loosely carried by said arms, there being a slotand projection engagement between said guide member and the side portions of the closing ends of said arms, and locking means for releasably holding said arms in closed position, the arms being movable in said guide member, and the guide member being movable on the arms;

2. A stanchion, comprising a pair of vertical arms hinged together at one end and closing at the other end, shoe members adjustably carried by the upper end portions of said arms, projections extending laterally from said shoes, an elongated transversely extending slotted guide member in engagementonly with said projections, stanchion supporting means connected to one of the shoe members, and locking means carried by said shoes for holding said arms in closed position.

3. A stanchion, comprising a pair of vertical arms hinged together at their lower ends and closing at their upper ends, shoe members adjustably carried by the upper end portions of said arms, pins extending laterally from said shoe members, an elongated slotted guide member loosely mounted thereon, said pins slidably engaging said slotted member exteriorly of said arms, and locking members carried by said shoe members for releasably holding the arms in closed position, the guide member being independently longitudinally movable on said pins.

4:. A stanchion, comprising a pair of vertical channeled arms, shoe members adjustably carried by the upper end portions of said arms, pins extending laterally from said shoe members longitudinally movably mounted only thereon and freely slidable with or independently of the arnis, an elongated slotted guide member, said pins slidably engaging said slotted memb'erexteriorly of said arms, locking members carried 'by said shoe members for releasably holding the upper end portions of the arms together, and lower shoe members pivotally secured together and. adjustably secured to the lower end portions, of the arms.

5. A stanchion, comprising a pair ofv'ertical arms hinged together at the lower ends and closing at the upper ends, lugs extend ing laterally from the upper end portions of said arms, a narrow bar formed with'an elongated slot medially divided by a stop, one of said lugs engaging each portion of the slot, the plane of the being vertical, and lockingmeans engagmg said arms only inclosed posltion. v

In testimony whereof, I aifix my signature.

WILLIAM GUTENKUNST. 

